Trade Grades
76ers get: C Javale McGee, PF Chukwudiebere Maduabum, Oklahoma City’s 2015 first-rounder (top 18 protected this year, top 15 protected in 2016 and 2017, turns into 2018 and 2019 second-rounders if not conveyed)
Nuggets get: SF/SG Cenk Akyol
This trade can be a little bit confusing, as you likely haven’t heard of either of those two foreign guys. And you don’t have to. Neither has any value and it’s unlikely that either will even play in the pros. This deal is simply a salary dump, with Denver sending the overpaid McGee to Philadelphia, as well as the first-rounder, of course, to make the deal fair. As much of a star Mcgee is on "Shaqtin' A Fool", the only thing the Sixers have their eyes set on in this deal is the draft pick. McGee is due for $23.25 million combined over the next two years, which isn’t so bad when you consider that Philadelphia is getting a first-rounder out of this trade. It remains to be seen whether or not the Thunder can climb up from the 15th best record in the league to the 11th this season. This is important because since there are 30 teams, the 11th best record translates to a top 19 pick, which would mean Philadelphia gets Oklahoma City’s draft choice. If not, however, the pick will surely be conveyed next year, as the Thunder are a title contender, not a lottery team that will have a top 14 pick. Either way, the Sixers, as a young rebuilding team with plenty of cap space looking to stockpile draft picks, did exactly what they needed to do at the deadline: take on a bad contract and get another draft pick out of it.
Grade: A+
76ers get: C Javale McGee, PF Chukwudiebere Maduabum, Oklahoma City’s 2015 first-rounder (top 18 protected this year, top 15 protected in 2016 and 2017, turns into 2018 and 2019 second-rounders if not conveyed)
Nuggets get: SF/SG Cenk Akyol
This trade can be a little bit confusing, as you likely haven’t heard of either of those two foreign guys. And you don’t have to. Neither has any value and it’s unlikely that either will even play in the pros. This deal is simply a salary dump, with Denver sending the overpaid McGee to Philadelphia, as well as the first-rounder, of course, to make the deal fair. As much of a star Mcgee is on "Shaqtin' A Fool", the only thing the Sixers have their eyes set on in this deal is the draft pick. McGee is due for $23.25 million combined over the next two years, which isn’t so bad when you consider that Philadelphia is getting a first-rounder out of this trade. It remains to be seen whether or not the Thunder can climb up from the 15th best record in the league to the 11th this season. This is important because since there are 30 teams, the 11th best record translates to a top 19 pick, which would mean Philadelphia gets Oklahoma City’s draft choice. If not, however, the pick will surely be conveyed next year, as the Thunder are a title contender, not a lottery team that will have a top 14 pick. Either way, the Sixers, as a young rebuilding team with plenty of cap space looking to stockpile draft picks, did exactly what they needed to do at the deadline: take on a bad contract and get another draft pick out of it.
Grade: A+
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